Richard Nemec began writing for NGI in 1995 and has 30 years experience in the energy industry. He holds BA from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and a MA in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; and completed MBA courses at Northwestern's Evening Graduate School of Management.
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Nevada Citizens Group Sues BLM Over Lease Sale Decision
A conservation-minded citizens group in northeastern Nevada last Friday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Interior Department and its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the U.S. District Court for Nevada, challenging the legality of BLM allowing an oil/natural gas lease sale to proceed earlier this year.
July 1, 2014
CNG or LNG? Still an Evolving Question in Alternative Fuels
Market segments for natural gas transportation keep changing, broadening and readapting to technology advances, but the basic question of compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) is still evolving, according to a Pace Global consultant focused on small-scale U.S. LNG production developments.
June 30, 2014
California Continues to Gear Up for More Oil-by-Rail
Given the North American shale boom and global energy and political developments, California can expect continued sharp increases in the amounts of crude oil shipped by rail, top energy officials were told during a daylong California Energy Commission (CEC) workshop in Sacramento.
June 30, 2014
Upstart Refinery Developer Eyes Five Facilities in Bakken
Tempe, AZ-based Quantum Energy Inc. has plans for five micro-refineries in the Williston Basin in Montana and North Dakota, home to the Bakken shale boom, according to congressional testimony Thursday by the company’s Executive Vice President Russell Smith.
June 30, 2014
Oil/Gas Operators Support Colorado Gov.’s Local Control Solution
Seven oil and natural gas companies have thrown their support behind Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s efforts to find a compromise on local control of drilling-related activities. The companies are Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) members.
June 27, 2014
Colorado Disposal Well Shut for Seismic Investigation
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) on Tuesday ordered operation of a wastewater disposal well to cease temporarily while recent seismic activity in Weld County is assessed to determine whether there is a link to the well.
June 26, 2014
North America’s Small-Scale LNG on Lookout for Demand
Even though the favorable natural gas price differential with oil should hold, growth of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets may be delayed until demand catches up with supply, according to consultancy Pace Global.
June 26, 2014
Second Big Oil Pipe Proposed for Bakken to Gulf Coast
Further proof that the Bakken Shale boom continues to grow, a proposal for an interstate oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast was announced Wednesday by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP), less than 24 hours after a similar proposal was unveiled by Enterprise Products Partners LP at a state pipeline summit (see Shale Daily, June 24).
June 26, 2014
Sandpiper Oil Pipeline Gets North Dakota OK
Enbridge Energy Partners LP won North Dakota regulatory approval for its long-sought, $2.5 billion Sandpiper oil pipeline, which is designed to stretch the reach of Bakken and western Canadian oil supplies into new markets.
June 26, 2014
Wyoming, BLM Sign Historic Joint Plan on Sage Grouse
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Thursday joined national and regional U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials in signing off on a long-term BLM resource management plan that incorporates a state plan for protecting the greater sage grouse.
June 26, 2014